Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-10
POWER OF CONSCIENCE.
An Able Sermon by Presiding Elder
2. A. Cool.
The Discourse At the First N. T.
Church Yesterday MOrning---C0a-
science ana Christ

Presiding Elder P. A Cool occupie
the pulpit at the First NJ. E. church yes
terday morning, preaching Nm able sermon
from the subject Conscience and Christ
his text being found ill Rom. 2:15.
"Their conscience also bearing Witness"
Conscience, Mr.. Cool said. is that power
by which we discern the moral quality of
actions. Man approves or disapproves
almost every action he observes. Con-
science is power belonging to the mind,
is capable OF development. as teason,
imagination etc Il is the most imports
ant of all the power bestowed 1t Dig
niles Without this the being would be
a creature and not II man. It's Office is 10
keep man right with God, AMI the
man that is right with God can
not be far out of the way, or dangerously
wrong with his fellow man To the old
is but one correct answer: 1t depends
upon certain conditions" If VT disre
gard III" bihle it is the safest guide left,
The tendency of modern opposers oil
revealed religion is to make the indivId
ual conscience, supreme and absolute II
authority, leaving no necessity fol
any other standard, thus ruling out Tho
bible, the church and the law of the land
The position seems to be that when the
reason and Judgment of the individual
recognize All act or course of life to b,
admissible. especially if the motives are
right, the intentions worth,
and good end IN view
if it will bear these tests, in addition t,
the fact that the conscience of the indi
yidnal approves, then to him it is rigb
and none can justly interfere Thi'
seems to be a feasible position. but IS i
safe Does it not belong to that class o
fatal errors that look most like the truth
This position if pushed to its extremiI,
would undermine the security of all W
| hold most sacred in this land. W neither o
| society. government or religion Mr.
Cool said: Suppose man of wealth; II
family. his sons and daughters all of gooi
age and well provided for, and he is in hi
| dotaee ami & few wears at most he vii
| drop into his grave and his fortune
left to others. Hardly is a neighbor; al
industrious hardWorEing man, but has
large family and is very poor see hr
in the evening, supper over, The childrtl
asleep; he sits quietly for time as if il
meditation. He has been informed tina
the shops may shut down in a few
| days and he will be out of employment
for time Breaking the silence TO hi
wife hear him say; What are W
gong to do, when pay day comes? W
will scarcely have enough to pay gu
bills al the store and the rent and the
the children will have no shoes for wintG
nor books for school, nor clothes TO g
like other children What shall We do?
That man loves his children with "a tende
love and feels that he has worked har
To max a living He thus reasons: NJ
rich neighbor has more than he can us,
enough going to waste about his place
supply ali our wants and fix our ch,ldre
up like otheIs; what | could pick u
would never be missed, thus | have
right to living. There is enough for a
Of us. Away with the aristoCracY OF weall
and inequality. Thus resssuring, h
conscience does not condemn Is it d
imaginary case By 10 means. 1t is ii
spirit of anarchism that is abroad in Il
land and the supreme court of our ON
state that just set forth its danger to OF
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